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BREST
22 Wellingtons and 9 Stirlings. Only 7 aircraft bombed the primary target. No aircraft lost.
ST-NAZAIRE
15 Whitleys and 12 Manchesters. Only 8 aircraft bombed the primary target. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 36 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians and off the French Biscay ports, 8 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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Brest, The Frisians
14 Wellingtons and 4 Stirlings to Brest, 10 Hampdens minelaying. 1 Wellington and 1 Hampden lost.
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